Anzur Husanovich Ismailov (, Uzbek Cyrillic: Анзур Ҳусан ўғли Исмоилов; born 21 April 1985) is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a center-back for Lokomotiv and the

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Career

He previously played for

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, Pakhtakor and

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. On 7 February 2011 Anzur Ismailov completed his transfer to

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side

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. On 10 September 2013 Ismailov missed the tenth penalty in the penalty shoot-off against

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which saw

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fail to qualify for the

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, while also making the only Uzbek goal of the match in the fifth minute. For over a decade he was an important part of the Uzbekistan squad.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.''

Doping ban

In October 2009, Ismailov was banned for three months for a

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(cannabis) positive from a post match doping control on 17 June 2009.Anzur Ismailov found guilty of anti-doping rule violation, fifa.com, 2 October 2009
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